w computed, that 100,000 families came c* 

 " ver and fettled in it at that time. Here 

 " they were kindly received and encourag- 

 " ed. The trade of Europe fhifted its abode 

 u with the dealers ; and the woolen manu- 

 < fadlure of England was by thefe means, 

 * 4 and the aid of public encouragement, car- 

 " ried on, and foon brought to perfection. 

 <c They now manufacture not only their own 

 " wool, but alfo that of Spain, and the bed 

 < growths of other countries, and may, in 

 * c a great meafure, be juftly called the ma 

 *' ters of the woolen trade. The Nether- 

 14 landers were matters of the linen as well 

 " as the woolen trade ; and during thefe ci- 

 " vil wars, feveral of their linen manufac- 

 u turers alfo fettled in Britain : And in the 

 " old burghs, the weavers ftill go under the 

 " denomination of Brabandcrs y from the maf- 

 " ters who taught them the art." 



The beft, indeed, the only method of re- 

 ducing the price of provifions, is by eftablifh- 

 ing an uniform and univerfal fyftem of agri- 

 culture, and giving encouragement to the 

 farmer. 



The farmer cannot raife large crops, un- 



left 



